Patient Information
Avoid NSAID use (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug)
- Ibuprofen
- Aspirin
- Aleve
Stop smoking
- American Heart Association Smoking Cessation
- SmokeFree.gov
- Washington University Healthy Living/Smoking Cessation
Commonly prescribed IBD medications
- Adalimumab (Humira)/Certolizumab Pegol (Cimzia)
- Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
- Hydrocortisone enema (Cortenema)
- Budesonide (Entocort)
- Metronidazole (Flagyl)
- Azathioprine (Imuran/Azasan) and Mercaptopurine (6-MP)
- Mesalamine (Apriso, Asacol, Lialda, Pentasa, Rowasa)
- Methotrexate
- Prednisone
- Infliximab (Remicade)